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05-07-2008, 02:10 PM
Five police officers have been fired for negligence in the line of duty, and penalties were imposed on a further five officers. The men were fired for their involvement in the death of seven civilians on Charles de Gaulle Avenue in the Campo Bello sector in Santo Domingo East and four civilians and a Police colonel in La Caleta, in Boca Chica municipality. The Police said that Captain Valentin Encarnacion Ramirez, First Lieutenant Narciso Lugo Ramirez and civilians Jose Antonio Beltre Montero and Hector Antonio Carrion Lopez would be prosecuted for the death of four civilians and a Police colonel in La Caleta. The La Caleta incident occurred during a police chase on the trail of cash stolen from a business at Las Americas International Airport.
Commenting on the Charles de Gaulle incident, the Police said that Major Domingo Antonio Diaz Rodriguez, 2nd Lieutenant Lorenzo Rodriguez Marte and Corporal Edgar Vasquez Diaz are accused of shooting dead three minors who had been arrested after being beaten by civilians who caught them stealing in a colmado. The police brutality was captured on a cellphone video. The Police also ordered 30 days arrest for several other policemen involved in the incident. The policemen who were fired will be tried as civilians.
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Commenting on the Charles de Gaulle incident, the Police said that Major Domingo Antonio Diaz Rodriguez, 2nd Lieutenant Lorenzo Rodriguez Marte and Corporal Edgar Vasquez Diaz are accused of shooting dead three minors who had been arrested after being beaten by civilians who caught them stealing in a colmado. The police brutality was captured on a cellphone video. The Police also ordered 30 days arrest for several other policemen involved in the incident. The policemen who were fired will be tried as civilians.
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